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Welcome back to another episode of The Brand Breakdown's A Royal Mess Weekly Wrap-Up.

This week, we dive into the latest royal news, starting with an update on Princess Anne's recovery after a scary fall, the impact of recent royal health issues on the monarchy's workload, and the surprising award Prince Harry received amidst ongoing legal battles.

• Princess Anne was admitted to the hospital earlier this week due to a suspected injury from a horse kick. She's now home, but her recovery will impact the royal engagement count significantly.
• Discussion on the recent health issues affecting King Charles, Princess Catherine, and the implications for the monarchy's public duties.
• Prince Harry receives the Pat Tillman ESPY award for the Invictus Games, raising questions about the timing and motivation behind the award announcement.
• Recap of the Trooping the Colour event, including Kate Middleton's appearance and the Sussexes' subtle attempt to stay relevant.
• Discussion on the Father's Day posts by Prince William and the notable absence of a post from Prince Harry.
• Prince William's charming moments at the Taylor Swift concert and his interactions with his kids backstage.
• Speculation on Meghan Markle's upcoming ARO brand launch and its potential success.
• Announcement of a special bonus episode reviewing the first three seasons of Bridgerton, set to drop on Tuesday.

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On this episode of The Brand Breakdown's A Royal Mess, Courtney and Michelle discussed Prince William's attendance at the D-Day 80th anniversary commemorative events, The Princess of Wales's (Kate Middleton's) health, what's going on with Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex's American Riviera Orchard brand, and whether the monarchy has the strength to survive...

Welcome back to another episode of The Brand Breakdown's A Royal Mess. In this episode, we discuss one of the most fun royal engagement's we've seen in a while - a garden party hosted by Prince William, with his cousins in tow!

We also take a look at the reprecussions of the UK's General Election on the royal schedule, an update on Kate's health, and some discussion about Harry and Meghan's trip to Nigeria.

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Content Note: We misspoke a bit about the UK General Election. The current term was slated to end in January 2025, so the election/campaign season would have kicked off in late fall, rather than the election itself taking place in late fall.

Production Note: We've fixed the audio issue on Michelle's track and re-uploaded the episode.

On this episode of The Brand Breakdown's A Royal Mess Weekly Wrap-up we discuss Harry's quick return to London to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games and the snub (?) by the royal family, Meghan and Harry's trip to Nigeria, The King's Garden Party, and Prince William's trip to Cornwall.

Welcome back to The Brand Breakdown's A Royal Mess, Weekly Wrap-Up! As the royals start to move toward their Summer Season - their busiest time of the year! - we had lots to discuss last week, including an update on The King's health, new Honours for Prince William, Catherine, The Princess of Wales, and The Duchess of Gloucester, and a bit of Sussex discussion.

• Meghan Markle’s Calligraphy Is Still Perfect | Vanity Fair
• Kris Jenner Gifted Meghan Markle's American Riviera Orchard Jam
• Prince Harry wears his medals for special reason after missing out on royal honour | HELLO!
• Order of the British Empire - Wikipedia
• Order of the Garter - Wikipedia
• New appointments to various Orders of Chivalry announced

On this week's episode Michelle and Courtney break down The Duchess of Sussex's American Riviera Orchard (ARO) Jam influencer promo, Harry's official residency move from the UK to the US, The King and Prince William's plans for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in October, and a few other royal bits and bobs.

Huge apologies for the poor audio on this one - Courtney was trying to record in a new space and it did NOT work out at all. If you can tolerate the clicking through the entire episode, it's a fun one!

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A LOT has been happening in the royal realm over the past week. Last Friday we postponed our Weekly Wrap-Up out of sensitivity for The Princess of Wales's announcement - but we're back today to chat about it, as well as some other royal updates including an update on The King's health, Meghan Markle's (The Duchess of Sussex) search for a CEO of American Riviera Orchard, and a few other tidbits.

Don't worry - we'll be back with a full update on Friday as well.

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There's been a TON going on in the royal realm this week - and we're here to break it all down for you. On this episode of The Brand Breakdown's A Royal Mess Weekly Wrap-up we're discussing the fact that the Sussexes perfectly (?) timed not one but two announcements to try and derail an important event for Prince William, diving into the Kate Middleton photogate scandal a little bit more, and giving a quick update on King Charles and his cancer battle.

• How Harry and Meghan's perfectly timed PR blitz torpedoed William's Diana tribute: Duchess launched 'Tig 2.0' just before Wills took to stage with moving speech, before couple announced civil rights award from LA in middle of 25th anniversary event | Daily Mail Online
• Harry and Meghan's photographer shares unedited image to end Kate Middleton-style Photoshop scandal
• Kate photo: Princess of Wales seen after saying she edited Mother's Day picture
• Commonwealth Day | Commonwealth - Details on the Commonwealth Day service, it's significance, etc.
• King gives cheery greeting to Baroness Scotland during Palace audience | The Independent

*Please Note: This episode was edited after it was published to remove an error (we couldn't think of a word and had a few seconds of being goofs - nothing that impacts the factual OR opinion portions of the episode at all!)

Welcome to the final episode in The Brand Breakdown's series on Kate Middleton, The Princess of Wales. In this episode we're taking a look at how the royal family as a whole, and Kate in particular, can overcome controversy if they seem reluctant to let go of the royal's motto of "never complain, never explain." For a woman who hasn't put a foot wrong in over 20 years in the spotlight, the past few weeks have shown us that perhaps the royal PR and branding department needs to make some adjustments.

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Welcome to a bonus episode of A Royal Mess. On this episode we're taking a look at the entire controversy surrounding Catherine, The Princess of Wales (formerly Kate Middleton) - from where she's been, the photo that was taken of her and her mother, to the "manipulated" photo released on UK Mother's Day.

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Note: Since there's been some comments re: Courtney's lived experience being told by her doctor that the age of viability was 24 weeks, here's a professional medical source.